Check out these deals from our partners

Enter to win a new camera, studio lighting kit and more!

It’s our birthday, and we want to celebrate with you! Check out our 21st birthday contest and win a free photo toolbox just by entering. We’ll have prizes every month, plus a grand prize which includes a new camera! This month, we’re giving away a studio lighting kit from B&H. Learn more and enter to win >

This morning, Adobe announced its February round of updates to its Lightroom ecosystem. The most exciting new feature is Enhance Details, which is powered by Adobe’s Sensei technology. Harnessing the power of machine learning and computational photography, Enhance Details takes a brand new approach to demosaicing raw photos.

An integral part to RAW processing, this technology enables users to increase the resolution of both Bayer and X-Trans based photos by up to 30%. Enhance Details works on any RAW file (apart from files converted to a linear RAW, HDR or Panorama merged photo), smart proxies, lossy compressed DNGs or DNGs saved with 1.1 compatibility. Applying Enhance Details can greatly improve fine detail rendering and the reproduction of fine colors. It also can resolve issues that users reported with Fujifilm X-Trans based cameras.

Enhance Details is available in Adobe Camera Raw, Lightroom Classic CC and Lightroom CC for Mac and Windows.

Lightroom CC updates

In addition to Enhance Details, Adobe has added HDR, Pano and HDR Pano merge tools, the Targeted Adjustment tool and histogram clipping indicators. These features are already available in Lightroom Classic.

HDR, Pano and HDR Pano merge

Lightroom CC can merge either RAW or non-RAW photos together in HDR and panorama photos, and when merging RAW files, the resulting DNG maintains all of the benefits of a RAW file, including the ability to change white balance and recover highlights.

Users can begin using these new merge tools by going to Photos > Photo Merge > and selecting the appropriate merge option.

Targeted Adjustment tool

The Targeted Adjustment tool gives users precise control over color and tonality, and is available in both the Tone Curve and Color Mixer tools.

To access this, open either the Color Mixer or Tone Curve from the right editing sidebar and click on the target icon. A new control will appear at the bottom of the screen that provides control over what the tool will affect. Clicking and dragging on a photo will directly control the tool, enabling you to quickly modify different parts of your image.

Histogram clipping indicators

Just like in Lightroom Classic, you can now enable histogram clipping indicators, showing you areas of your photograph that have become either too bright or too dark. To enable this, click on the left (shadows clipping) or right (highlight clipping) triangles of the histogram.

Lightroom Classic updates

In addition to the Enhance Details tool, Lightroom Classic features improved tether performance and stability with Nikon cameras, which follows the improvements made for Canon cameras back in October.

Nikon users will also have the ability to control basic camera functions like ISO, shutter speed, aperture and white balance within the tether bar.

Lightroom CC for Mobile updates

iOS

The new version of Lightroom CC for iOS makes it possible to create ad-hoc photo shares, enabling users to create an online share of photos with an arbitrary assortment of photos. Instead of creating an album and sharing that album, you can now select any number of photos that you want to share, tap the 3-dot menu at the top-right of the screen and select Share to Web. Like any other web share, you can control whether people that you share that link with can download or see the photos’ metadata.

In addition to that, Lightroom CC for iOS features several behind-the-scenes updates and preparation for new features to be announced soon.

Android

The Android update focuses on foundational improvements and bug fixes, in preparation for features coming soon.

New camera and lens support

In addition to the features described above, the Lightroom ecosystem has gained support for the Olympus OM-D E-M1X, Sony A6400 and Nikon COOLPIX A1000.

Lens support has also been added for the NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens, along with 1.4, 1.7 and 2.0 teleconverters.

By shopping with our partners and affiliates, you help keep content on Photofocus free. Thank you for your support!

Share this post with your friends:

Bryan is a photographer specializing in capturing corporate events, food/drink and advertising imagery. Based in Grand Rapids, MI, he has worked with clients such as CNBC, Michigan State University, ArtPrize, Steelcase, Grand Rapids Magazine and more. His work has also been featured by Delta Airlines, NBC, Microsoft, LiveStrong and Pure Michigan.

So, as I expected, “Lightroom” is going off in a different direction and leaving “Lightroom Classic” in the dust. Restricting the choice advanced features to the cloud version will certainly chase away classic users.

So, as I expected, “Lightroom” is going off in a different direction and leaving “Lightroom Classic” in the dust. Restricting the choice advanced features to the cloud version will certainly chase away classic users.

So, as I expected, “Lightroom” is going off in a different direction and leaving “Lightroom Classic” in the dust. Restricting the choice advanced features to the cloud version will certainly chase away classic users.

0

Reply

Thanks to our partners who make Photofocus possible:

B&H – B&H is a world renowned supplier of all the gear photographers, videographers, and cinematographers need and want to create their very best work.

Skylum – Your photos, more beautiful in minutes. Makers of Luminar, Aurora and Photolemur, Skylum adapts to your style and skill level. Check out Luminar 4’s unique sky replacement and portrait editing tools, now available. Save 42% off the retail price and get the Photofocus bundle for free!

Datacolor– Get perfect color every time, whether it be for your computer monitor, camera or more! Check out the Datacolor SpyderX and start calibrating your colors today.

Excire Search – Experience the best photo organizer for Lightroom Classic, letting you easily discover photos by color, subject — even people. Try the new Excire Search 2.0 Pro for 20% off when you use the coupon code PFPro.

Xpozer – Show off your photos and fill your walls with the Xpozer frame system. Xpozer makes it easy to switch out your photos in a matter of minutes! Check out the Xpozer Start-Pack, including a 16×24″ print and frame, plus $210 worth of bonuses, exclusive to Photofocus readers!

Illuminati – Get perfect exposure every time, with the new Illuminati IM-150 light and color meter.

Drobo – Drobo is the smartest storage solution in the world. Drobo is storage that protects data — photos, videos and everything else — from hard drive failure. Drobo is peace of mind for the working pro or serious amateur who have a lot of external drives cluttering up the desktop. Save 10% with the coupon code PHOTOFOCUS.

Regardless of the type of photography you focus on, Photofocus is here as a helpful and educational resource for the aspiring and professional photographer. Our goal is to assist in your success as an artist.